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The ground is shaking, the whistle is blowing, and history is moving down the tracks once again. Union Pacific’s legendary Big Boy No. 4014—the largest operating steam locomotive on Earth—is officially on the rails for its highly anticipated Coast-to-Coast Tour. Weighing in at a massive 1.2 million pounds and stretching 133 feet long, this iconic piece of American engineering is drawing immense crowds at every whistle stop as it journeys across the country. Whether you are a

Hundreds of trains are being delayed weekly across the UK because of the Omicron variant. Staff shortages due to the virus has led to...

After more spikes in Covid-19 cases, many heritage railways in Wales are being forced to close again. Enthusiasts and railfans from all...

The world famous Stockton & Darlington Railway celebrated its 195th birthday today. George Stephenson built the world's first passenger...

46100 'Royal Scot' drew into Cardiff on 5th September on the Steam Dreams Liverpool Lime Street to Cardiff Central charter. The coaches...

Yesterday we were at the Severn Valley Railway for our first heritage line visit since March. We took the Flyer from Kidderminster to...

A new study about the Stockton & Darlington Railway has been posted on the website as of the 30th July. The study looks at the line and...

There has been a difficult few months but at last LRD were at Cardiff Central to see 70022 'Tornado' (70000 'Britannia') passing through...

As government guidelines start to ease, the LRD Specialists will once again visit railtours and heritage railways. At first we will just...

Due to the Coronavirus outbreak, the LRD will not be visiting any railways until further notice. However we will be posting studying...